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Findspot - Roman pottery and tile

Summary Findspot - pottery and tile dating to the Roman period were found 500m north of the church, Wasperton.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hampton Lucy
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Finds of burnt Romano British tile and some Roman pottery made during excavation of undated settlement site (PRN 957). There were a few sherds of a recognisable Romano British type, but most of the pottery was of a fragmentary and indeterminate type, which, though it might be pre-Roman, is consistent with a native Romano British context. With so few finds it was not possible to arrive at any definite conclusions as to the date of the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMANS
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1964
Page Number: 11
Volume/Sheet: 7
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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